ACEDIA


Meaning of ACEDIA in English

I. ˌasəˈdēə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Spanish acedía

: a flatfish ( Symphurus plagusia ) of the West Indies and the So. American Atlantic coast

II. əˈsēdēə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek akēdia, akēdeia, from a- a- (II) + kēdos care, anxiety, grief + -ia, -eia — more at hate

1. : the deadly sin of sloth

2. : spiritual torpor and apathy

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